Acute myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction

The clinical manifestations of acute myocarditis ranges from an asymptomatic condition to progressive cardiac dysfunction or sudden unexpected death. Myocarditis can mimic acute myocardial infraction [AMI] with chest pain, electrocardigraphic abnormalities, serum creatinine kinas elevation, and hemodynamic instability [1-3]. We present a case of myocarditis treated inappropriately with thrombolysis due to clinical features suggestive of AMI